The Session Is Coming

Stan had an idea: hold a monthly beer love-in. Stan then decided what would be the first beer would be: stouts.

What does this all mean? Well for one thing, a lot ofbeerbloggynerdsareplanning. They are determining which stout to have. Others are doing other things. Jay made the logo for it and more and more it is also sort of concurrent and perhaps convergent with the idea Lew has had for a session beer project. I am glad to have helped by improving Jay's design in one important way.

What does this mean for you? Well, I am going to review a stout Friday night. If you have a blog review a stout, too, and post a link in the comments. If you do not have a blog review your stout in the comments to my post. It will be linktastic...a linkgasm...full of linkergy. Join in.

What does it mean for me? Other than reviewing one stout, I am hosting the next one here at A Good Beer Blog - and have to make the call as to what sort of beer people will review in early April...the cruelest month...the month my odometer clicks over. What the heck is the April style of beer anyway?

Maureen Ogle said this about the book: "... immensely readable, sometimes slightly surreal rumination on beer in general and craft beer in particular. Funny, witty, but most important: Smart. The beer geeks will likely get all cranky about it, but Alan and Max are the masters of cranky..."

Ron Pattinson said: "I'm in a rather odd situation. Because I appear in the book. A fictional version of me. It's a weird feeling."

Comments

stout friday night? I will try, i'm hosting a tequila party the next night so might be low on funds. I just found out are apparently 2 more lcbos in town i was unaware of, so perhaps i will pick up a bottle of something good if they have it in addition to a bottle of Cuervo and will review saturday with my lunch. I have a huge loaf of super dark rye that has just been begging me to eat with a fine stout.

as for april beers.

I see lambics. April is a wet, warm and chilly, flowery month. The beer has to be wet, with a bit of winter heaviness but a lot of 'young' fruity, flowery flavours.

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I have moved the content of the OCB Commentary Wiki here. It is now a static document and pretty much is locked in as understandings existed as of 2012. Probably needs its own wiki to update the content! Below are the original introductory remarks:

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